Brazil's health minister has resigned after less than a month in the job following disagreements over the government's handling of the country's escalating coronavirus crisis.
Nelson Teich had criticised a decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro allowing gyms and beauty parlours to reopen.
However, he gave no reason for his resignation at a press conference.
His predecessor was sacked after disagreeing with Mr Bolsonaro.
The far-right president continues to oppose lockdown measures.
He has downplayed the virus as "a little flu" and has said the spread of Covid-19 is inevitable, attracting global criticism.
Brazil has recently surged past Germany and France in terms of its coronavirus caseload, becoming one of the world's hotspots with more than 218,000 cases and a record 15,305 in the last 24 hours. The latest daily figures also showed 824 new deaths recorded, bringing the official death toll to 14,817.
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